This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
3
Report describes a burglary at Hopkins Playhouse in Chicago. Thieves raided the theater during a performance, escaping with money and valuables while watchmen were unable to stop them. The text mentions the discovery of Buckien's Arnica Salve and a mispressed attempt to misuse a medical remedy amid the ensuing confusion.
The Santa Fe and Rock Island railways plan landscape improvements at depots along the Chicago to Denver line. Parks, lawn beds, trees, and decorative fencing will be added at major stations and graded areas when space allows, to uplift railroad property and influence business.
A Dusty Plains traveler bound for California arrives at Dodge City in white whiskers and a new suit. He misreads the Pullman berth setup, asks where it is, and climbs into his bunk from the wrong end. After a long delay he realizes he must dress in the narrow berth with curious fellow passengers looking on.
Rail traffic surges on the Santa Fe route as stock shipments from Arizona head toward New Mexico points. Extra crews from Arkansas City and Argentina are drafted to handle the bottleneck, with shortages easing only when the rush declines and shipments resume normal flow.
Santa Fe plans extension of the absolute block system to the Chicago division. Engineer J B Hobern outlines plans to equip the Chicago line with iron poles and signals. Iron poles replace wooden ones due to higher durability and long term economy.
A historical note states the Santa Fe shop schedule will continue for some time with four hours weekly in Topeka and Newton. authorities expect no immediate shutdown. Business on the Western divisions remains adequate, with enough work to keep the shop busier while retrenchment is delayed for a period. The record calls for maintaining full-time operation pending further guidance amid heavy expenditures.
Kansas City dispatch reports Union Pacific and Rock Island compete for Denver mail. Union Pacific detaches a portion at Elixir, then adopts a 15 hour schedule Kansas City to Denver, aiming for faster run times and fewer stops. Rock Island seeks faster engines to challenge the new tempo and improve connections to Colorado Springs and the Rio Grande territory.
About 40 men picked up by the Colorado Midland at Colorado Springs to Woodland Park went on a strike over accommodations. They were in a box car when they reached Colorado City, and insisted on riding in a caboose or passenger coach. Conductor Phelan refused the caboose, the train halted at Colorado City, and Superintendent Bryan is expected to settle the dispute.
Santa Fe reports progress on an order for 100 00 foot furniture cars. A sample car built two months ago between Popekas and California underwent road trials and met all requirements. Once satisfactory, the remaining cars will be constructed to the same specifications.
Major rail interlocking tower project at Emporia Kansas to be largest in the state. Ten switches and multiple interlocking devices will form the plant at the MK and T Santa Fe junction. Also notes on personnel movements, a patent rail invention by C F Michael, and Rock Island delegation visiting Topeka. Freight wreck near Hiawatha injures stock cars. eye salve advertisement closes the item.
A garbled Topeka segment notes Arthus Mitte from xenine athy at home in Arizona, Kansas City visits, club events, permits, and community plans. It mentions a park opening aim, a May 1 concert, Washburn Drury debate dates, and local sports moves plus temperance lecture plans by Judge Lee. nombreuses names appear with mixed clarity.
San Francisco March 24. Among arrivals on the steamship Colon are Claudio Urrutia and Masivel Ameequita, Guatemalan engineers en route to Mexico to fix a new boundary. Three years of dispute nearly led to war, with Mexico gaining ground and Guatemala ceding about 17,000 square miles.
Five graduates from Kansas Medical College formed the United States Medical Society with headquarters in Winchester. Directors named in the charter filed with the secretary of state include J. C. Law, Summerfield, J. M. Amis, Wa-Keeny, A. Hageart, Topeka, R. E. Atta Topeka, and Loof. Dufewid, Winchester. The society aims to advance medical science interests.
The mock headline notes former President Harrison paying his dog license tax in Indianapolis after a Chicago tax crackdown. A quoted exchange at the city comptroller’s office shows Harrison asking where to get the license, with the general insisting on proper prefixing for the tag.
Kansas figures debate dome portraits with Captain Morris urging only dead Kansans for panel likenesses to avoid future embarrassments. He names three acceptable figures and argues for careful selection before the executive council. Also notes tax rulings on insurance agents and dictionary pricing news.
Carolus Duran, the French portrait painter, says he is pleased with American beauty and hospitality during a visit to the Waldorf Astoria in New York. He plans to stay perhaps two months to see parts of the country and may paint portraits of notable Americans, keeping plans flexible.
Washington scene reports Mr Gallinger receiving repeated applause during his Cuban speech with 38 minutes on the platform. He praised the poor and drew warm congratulations from colleagues as crowds cheered. Meanwhile, El Paso road work advances swiftly with 40 miles ironed and three 71 ton Baldwin engines arriving for track use. A woman’s health recovery tale extols Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption after seven years of coughs and sleepless nights, with media notices for related medical and literary items follow.
Partial OCR notes advertise a Rock Island Flyer train departing at 7:39 am for Kansas City Chicago St Louis and intermediate points, mentioning Peeriese Steam Laundry at 114 West. The fragment hints at a transportation or travel notice with schedule details.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.